Explore Transgressive Fiction
Well, here we are, so what can you expect from the books featured here?
You’ll get visceral and gruesome, you’ll get metaphor and satire, but you’ll also get nuance and subtlety. You’ll get both emotional and intellectual challenge and stimulation. Sometimes, maybe you’ll be revolted or confused, other times perhaps melancholy or sad, but, what you won’t be is bored. You won’t love every book you find on here, but if ever you find yourself tired of this journey of discovery, that’s the moment your consciousness, soul, or whatever you want to call it, begins to die.
– Your (possibly unreliable) Narrator
A Certain Age
The Stranger
Adjustment Day
Ubik
The Goldfinch
Ulysses
Darkness at Noon
The Death of Bunny Munro
Dogrun
Savage Night
The Dice Man
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Nutshell
The Information
Tree of Smoke
Dermaphoria
Trainspotting
Dark Rooms
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Give Me Your Hand
Cocaine Nights
The Exit Man
The Road
The Sluts
Miami Purity
Down to No Good
Fight Club 2
Money
Glamorama
Tropic of Capricorn
Necropolis
Lord of the Flies
Brighton Rock
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
Dark Places
Hey Nostradamus!
Exquisite Corpse
The Book of Revelation
Cosmic Banditos
The Basketball Diaries
Kiss Me, Judas
The Year of Magical Thinking
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Pale Fire
Animal Farm
Lost Souls
The Prince
The Folly of Loving Life
Lunar Park
Tampa
Down Solo
The Metamorphosis
The Bachman Books
The End of the Affair
Clown Girl
The Cement Garden
Scorched Atlas
The Children Act
The Trial
Generation X
Cows
The New York Trilogy
The Contortionist’s Handbook
How the Dead Live
The Insult
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Microserfs
In the Miso Soup
The Book of Illusions
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
Symbiosis
The Elephant Tree
Howl and Other Poems
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Blood and Guts in High School
The Setting Sun
The Rules of Attraction
Novel With Cocaine
Passing for Human
Sepultura
Hope: A Tragedy
The Stud Book
Sick to Death
No Longer Human
The 120 Days of Sodom
Narcopolis
Killing Yourself to Live
The Drowned World
Junky
The Fall
Crime and Punishment
The Doors of Perception
In Wolves’ Clothing
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
I Miss the World
Money Shot
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
The Plague
Delta of Venus
The Blade Artist
Three Hundred Million
Lord Jim
High Life
The Secret History
Breakfast of Champions
Invisible Cities
Cat’s Cradle
Save Yourself
Piercing
Frisk
Time’s Arrow
Pan
Great Apes
Dead Babies
Lolita
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
Hell’s Angels
Hunger
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Porno
Darkness Visible
Dead Men’s Trousers
4 3 2 1
Less Than Zero
Post Office
Slaves of New York
Diary of a Lost Girl
Foreskin’s Lament
Gone Girl
Coin Locker Babies
Fight Club
Concrete Island
Fahrenheit 451
HASHTAG
Diary of a Drug Fiend
The Five Gates of Hell
Voluntary Madness
Choke Hold
Skagboys
West is San Francisco
Island
Heart of Darkness
Requiem for a Dream
Fur People
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Fuck-Up
Trip the Light Fantastic
Moon Tiger
On the Road
Slaughterhouse Five
A Clockwork Orange
No Country for Old Men
Apathy and Other Small Victories
The Zombie Room
Franny and Zooey
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Story of the Eye
Filth
Notes From the Underground
Nineteen Seventy Four
The Master and Margarita
Dare Me
Between the Shadow and Lo
Naked Lunch
Audition
Trust Me
The Dharma Bums
Sharp Objects
Penny Dreadful
The Quiet American
1984
Suicide Casanova
Jesus’ Son
House of Incest
On Chesil Beach
American Psycho
Women
Never Anyone But You
In Search of Captain Zero
The Rum Diary
The Marbled Swarm
Geek Love
The Killer Inside Me
You Will Know Me
A Scanner Darkly
Girlfriend in a Coma
The Soft Machine
Big Sur
The Demon
Tropic of Cancer
Heart of a Dog
The Wasp Factory
Brave New World
The King of Methlehem
Iguana Love
Dirtbags
Hell’s Half Acre
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
Factotum
Never Mind Nirvana
Play it as it Lays
Ham on Rye
Staring Into the Abyss
Disintegration
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Mongrels
Choke
The Room
Dreams of Leaving
The Bell Jar
Growth of the Soil
Crash
Invisible Monsters
The Man in the High Castle
The Catcher in the Rye
The Book of Lies
High-Rise
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Explore Transgressive Fiction
The Quiet American
Diary of a Drug Fiend
The Fall
Franny and Zooey
Moon Tiger
Invisible Monsters
Cocaine Nights
The Zombie Room
The Marbled Swarm
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Money
Cows
Frisk
Less Than Zero
West is San Francisco
Blood and Guts in High School
Generation X
The Killer Inside Me
Lord Jim
Lord of the Flies
Ulysses
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
The Doors of Perception
The Blade Artist
Brighton Rock
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
In Search of Captain Zero
House of Incest
The Contortionist’s Handbook
Trip the Light Fantastic
Concrete Island
Dreams of Leaving
Narcopolis
Dead Babies
High-Rise
Lunar Park
1984
The Five Gates of Hell
The Rum Diary
Piercing
High Life
Miami Purity
Never Anyone But You
Between the Shadow and Lo
Island
The Children Act
Kiss Me, Judas
The Death of Bunny Munro
Foreskin’s Lament
The 120 Days of Sodom
Crime and Punishment
Fight Club 2
Tropic of Capricorn
Hunger
A Clockwork Orange
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
4 3 2 1
Animal Farm
Cat’s Cradle
On Chesil Beach
No Longer Human
No Country for Old Men
Nineteen Seventy Four
Three Hundred Million
Skagboys
Girlfriend in a Coma
Never Mind Nirvana
Savage Night
Requiem for a Dream
Pan
Story of the Eye
Exquisite Corpse
Choke Hold
Symbiosis
Nutshell
Lolita
The Rules of Attraction
The Basketball Diaries
The Dharma Bums
The Cement Garden
Trainspotting
Fur People
Sick to Death
Money Shot
The Trial
Staring Into the Abyss
The Master and Margarita
Tree of Smoke
The Exit Man
Heart of Darkness
Mongrels
Killing Yourself to Live
Passing for Human
American Psycho
Suicide Casanova
Dead Men’s Trousers
The Dice Man
Coin Locker Babies
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Hope: A Tragedy
Novel With Cocaine
Slaughterhouse Five
Notes From the Underground
The Bachman Books
Factotum
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
You Will Know Me
A Scanner Darkly
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Tropic of Cancer
The Book of Illusions
Invisible Cities
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Cosmic Banditos
Play it as it Lays
Women
Adjustment Day
The Metamorphosis
The Room
The Insult
Ham on Rye
Dare Me
Microserfs
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Voluntary Madness
Fight Club
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
Clown Girl
The Information
The Book of Lies
Tampa
The Elephant Tree
The Stud Book
Time’s Arrow
The Book of Revelation
Dermaphoria
The Prince
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Penny Dreadful
The Secret History
The Goldfinch
On the Road
Hell’s Angels
In Wolves’ Clothing
Darkness Visible
Trust Me
Darkness at Noon
Scorched Atlas
A Certain Age
Give Me Your Hand
Diary of a Lost Girl
Growth of the Soil
Brave New World
The End of the Affair
Ubik
Geek Love
Audition
The Man in the High Castle
Big Sur
Dark Rooms
The Soft Machine
Down Solo
Jesus’ Son
Post Office
The Bell Jar
Sharp Objects
Lost Souls
Delta of Venus
Pale Fire
The Road
Great Apes
The King of Methlehem
Porno
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Crash
The Year of Magical Thinking
Necropolis
I Miss the World
Apathy and Other Small Victories
Save Yourself
The Folly of Loving Life
HASHTAG
Slaves of New York
The Demon
Fahrenheit 451
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Heart of a Dog
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Junky
The Sluts
The Drowned World
Naked Lunch
Filth
Dark Places
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Sepultura
In the Miso Soup
How the Dead Live
Gone Girl
The Wasp Factory
Glamorama
The Catcher in the Rye
Hell’s Half Acre
The New York Trilogy
Choke
The Setting Sun
Breakfast of Champions
Down to No Good
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Fuck-Up
Dirtbags
Hey Nostradamus!
The Stranger
Iguana Love
The Plague
Disintegration
Howl and Other Poems
Dogrun